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Faith recast as social justice? Revisiting Shariati’s vision of Islam as liberation

Even as Iran grapples with an existential crisis as a result of the war with US and Israel, there appears little effort among the more aware sections across the...

Will India lift the incoming flight ban to let visa overstayers fly back from the US?

US President Donald Trump has said he will order visa sanctions on countries that don’t take back illegal “aliens” in the U.S.

Medical ‘Wonder Women’ making a difference in the region’s fight on coronavirus

Beyond Tunisia, many medical professionals across the Arab world are setting an example and giving their all to help win the battle.

India should stop flying blind: John Hopkins COVID report

The report suggests that health care workers safety be prioritised and surveys on immunity building be conducted for better visibility

Covid-19: What’s in a name?

The WHO has laid down specific guidelines for the naming of infectious diseases

Cuban doctors lead by example; set to treat Covid-19 patients in 37 countries

A team of 52 Cuban epidemic specialists land in Italy responding to its call to help battle Covid-19

Covid-19: What happens to prisoners, now?

Iran has released thousands, measures to check infection in other countries, but how will India cope?

COVID-19: Spain takes control of private hospitals, an example to follow?

Spain has resorted to such drastic health care measures to combat the spread of the disease, as situation worsens

Motion against India’s divisive Citizenship Amendment Act moved in New Westminster

Following in the footsteps of Seattle City council, which...

Shaheen Bagh Women inspire Million Women Rise 2020 march: London

The South Asia Solidarity group backing the march said the women in Shaheen Bagh are inspiring flowers of resistance that have bloomed against genocidal laws

How Indian culture influenced an inclusive Indonesian identity  

Impact of Indian culture and cinema is tremendous in...

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Through detailed reliance on fear, timing, intelligence inputs, and administrative response, the Court stretches “public order” to justify preventive detention—raising difficult questions about liberty, evidence, and constitutional limits

From FIRs to “Corporate Jihad”: How the TCS Nashik case was transformed from an investigation into a communal narrative

As police probe serious claims of harassment, a parallel story of conspiracy and conversion dominates public discourse

Telangana: Stop forcible ‘re-location of Chenchu Adivasis from Amrabad Tiger Reserve

Adivasis and supporting activists have petitioned the authorities against what they term as the ‘forcible re-location” of Chenchu (PVTG) Adivasis in the Amravad Tiger Reserve and urged a ‘co-existence’ model of conservation

Victory for Forest Rights: Allahabad HC recognises land claims of Tharu Tribes, strikes down decision of DLC

The Allahabad High Court recently struck down a 2021 decision of the District Level Committee (DLC), Lakhimpur upholding the land rights of the Tharu tribe while observing that the authorities cannot short-circuit the existing statutory rights of the forest dwellers by blindly relying on court orders issued before the enactment of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006). This law recognises the individual and community rights of Adivasis.